Character skills are what define your character: their physical
attributes, their mental strength, their hand-eye coordination. The
higher the skill, the better your character is at performing a certain
task, eg. the higher your strength, the more you can carry.

On this page, you will find the definitions of character skills and
their current implementation status. Character skills are assigned
during character creation, but can be upgraded later as your character
reaches new Experience Levels.

The implementation status reflects how much a given skill is
currently used in the game. Read below the possible statuses and their
meaning:

Not yet implemented. The definition of this skill
reflects what the designers planned for its usage. However, the
definitive usage can be changed.

Partially implemented. The definition of this
skill reflects what the designers planned for its usage and this skill
is already partially used in the game. However, the base usage of this
skill is unlikely to be changed but more precisions or usages will
probably be added in the future.

Fully implemented. The definition of this skill
reflects what has been effectively coded. Only some minor adjustments
could still happen in the future.

General

Strength

Ability to carry objects long distances. A skill level of 0 will enable the character to carry 30kg, a skill level of 1 can be used to carry 50kg, increasing 20kg each skill level. Used to determine whether an attempted arrest is successfully resisted. Each skill level raises maximum HP by about 20.

Dexterity

Coordination and ability to hit the intended target.Used to determine whether an attempted arrest is successfully avoided.Improves the chance a character will be able to land a hit on a target with a weapon.

Speed

The rate at which a character can walk. Speed for a character = 4 * (speed skill + 1) km/h. min = 4 km/h, max = 24km/h.Used to determine whether an attempted arrest is successfully escaped.

Dodge

Reaction time. The higher a character's Dodge ability, the more likely he will be able to step out of the way to avoid damage.

Projectile Weapons

Improves the damage output and critical hit chance of hand-held particle beam weapons such as blasters and pistols. Used to determine whether an attempted arrest is successfully resisted (if greater than non-projectile weapons skill).

Non Projectile Weapons

Improves the damage output and critical hit chance of melee weapons such as swords, knives, and staves. Used to determine whether an attempted arrest is successfully resisted (if greater than projectile weapons skill).

Space

Fighter/Freighter Piloting

Non-combat skill at navigating fighters and freighters. The higher this skill, the faster the ship can reach its destination. Each increased level marks a 5% increase in speed for piloting fighter or freighter ships and additional 7% chance to avoid any problem when aborting hyperspace travel.

Fighter/Freighter Combat

Ability to manoeuvre fighters and freighters in space combat. A character with this skill is more likely to hit targets and dodge incoming fire in space combat using a fighter or freighter.

Capital Ship Piloting

Non-combat skill at navigating capital ships. The higher this skill, the faster the ship can reach its destination. Each increased level marks a 5% increase in speed for piloting capital ships and an additional 7% chance to avoid any problem when aborting hyperspace travel.

Capital Ship Combat

Ability to manoeuvre capital ships in space combat. A character with this skill is more likely to hit targets and evade incoming fire in space combat using a capital ship.

Space Command

Ability of the character to quickly strategize and give commands during space combat. Characters with this skill enhance the overall performance of their group and of their own NPCs in space combat.

Ground

Vehicle Piloting

Non-combat skill at navigating all vehicles. The higher this skill, the faster the vehicle can reach its destination. Each increased level marks a 5% increase in speed for driving vehicles.

Vehicle Combat

Ability to manoeuvre vehicles in combat. A character with this skill is more likely to hit targets and evade incoming fire in combat using a vehicle.

Infantry Command

Ability of the character to quickly strategize and give commands during ground combat. Each level of this skill allows the player to command an additional personal squad of NPCs/droids/creatures.

Vehicle Command

Ability of the character to quickly strategize and give commands in vehicle combat. Characters with this skill enhance the overall performance of their group and of their own NPCs in vehicle combat.

Heavy Weapons

Improves the damage output and critical hit chance of heavy personal weapons such as E-Web Blasters and Stouker Concussion Rifles, as well as facility based weapons such as Atgar Laser Cannons and Planet Defender Ion Cannons. Improves the hit chance of Heavy Weapons at half the effectiveness of Dexterity. Intended for use against hull, heavy weapons suffer a 75% minimum miss penalty against HP entities and droids.

Social

Medical Treatment

Knowledge and ability to heal other characters. A character with medical treatment skills can use medical items more efficiently than regular characters.

Diplomacy/Trading

Ability to sway the opinions of and barter with NPCs. A character can use this skill to increase public opinion for their group, and maximize profits and reduce losses of their business. This skill will also reduce the amount one pays when hiring NPCs (discount equal to the square power of the skill points), and each skill level results in a 5% bonus on Market prices.Used to determine whether an attempted arrest is successfully negotiated.

Crafting/Slicing

Used to determine the likelihood that a lock is successfully installed or broken, and determines the success of crafting.

Management

Management is used in construction, production refining, and mining. A good manager increases his workers' productivity, and reduces production delays and cost.

Perception

The character's visual ability. Vision Range (in Room) = Room Vision Range (outside Room) = Perception skill + 1 (in squares). Also used to determine whether an attempted arrest is successfully carried out against a character who chooses to hide.

Stealth

Ability to prevent oneself from being detected by other players, ships or vehicles on the same terrain or city grid. If the stealth skill is greater than or equal to the sensor power on that square, then the character will not be detected.Used to determine whether an attempted arrest is successfully avoided.

Science

R&D Metallurgy

A player's ability to research in the Hull pool.

R&D Electronics

A player's ability to research in the Electronics pool.

R&D Engines

A player's ability to research in the Engine pool.

R&D Weapons

A player's ability to research in the Weapons pool.

Repair

Contributes to the ability to repair entities.

Computer Operations

Ability to use Computer Systems.Increases the probability to find raw material deposits by up to 6% per level (if the mining vehicle has more than 1 sensor) and reduces prospecting time. Improves the likelihood of successfully hacking the GNS.

In the event you have made a serious mistake with your skills, you may fill out a support ticket to have your skills reset once and only if you are below level 3 and are a brand new player. Skill resets cannot be performed on characters that are level 3 or higher, or on accounts that have had a previous character.